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dc.contributor.authorShao, EX
dc.contributor.authorWilson, GJ
dc.contributor.authorRanganathan, D
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T01:27:55Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T01:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1757-790X
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr-2017-219452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/389479
dc.description.abstractAcute interstitial nephritis (AIN) has a number of medication-related aetiologies. Antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are common causes; however, any medication has the potential to cause drug-induced AIN. We report the first case of phentermine-induced AIN. A Caucasian woman aged 43 years presented with a 5-week history of lethargy, left-sided lower abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. She had been taking phentermine for weight loss for 9 months and had recently ceased the medication. The patient underwent a renal biopsy that showed a predominantly lymphohistiocytic interstitial infiltrate with a moderate number of eosinophils consistent with AIN. Phentermine is increasingly used for weight loss in obese patients. This is the first case implicating phentermine as the causative agent for druginduced AIN. While rare, phentermine-induced AIN is a possible adverse reaction of phentermine. Physicians and patients need to be aware of this risk.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group Ltd
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom219452:1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto219452:3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBMJ Case Reports
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2017
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titlePhentermine induced acute interstitial nephritis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShao, EX; Wilson, GJ; Ranganathan, D, Phentermine induced acute interstitial nephritis, BMJ Case Reports, 2017, 2017, pp. 219452:1-219452:3
dc.date.updated2019-12-03T01:11:16Z
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gro.griffith.authorRanganathan, Dwarakanathan


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